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Old 04-22-2007, 11:49 PM
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Smoke sort of looks bluish in the pic to me. Oil? I don't understand though why you'd have significant blowby and oil consumption with such good compression numbers (unless the numbers are wrong). How would the oil be getting into the cylinders? There is apparently another way of check ing the cylinders for the source of leaks out (and for oil to get in) by pressurizing the cylinder, but I have not done it.

Is the fuel tank dirty? Recent fuel filter change (easy thing to do). My 300D made a lot of smoke like that after the fuel tank got contaminated with some motor oil, and it resolved for the most part after draining and refilling with fresh fuel. My 300TD benefited from a smoke standpoint by a switchover to biodiesel. It doesn't smoke at all now (which is a disadvantage when I want to smoke a tailgater).

From the injection standpoint, you can pull and test the injectors for proper spray pattern and check the injection pump timing (fiddly, but not too hard). As far as internal fault to it go though, I though it was a thing left to a pro in terms of testing, but if your car is running.... Perhaps it could be the injector if somehow the lubricant oil is getting in to the fuel stream, though I'm not sure how this would happen. I think a diesel service center where you might have the injectors checked could check the pump for you.

Another standard thing to check on the forum is the valve adjustment.... Also look in the coolant to make sure that oil's not getting in (and coolant into cylinder). Some others may be able to think of a couple other things to check, but there ain't a lot more I can think of.
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1991 420SEL 201K "The Big Blue One"
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1983 300TDT 255K "The Womble"
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